S&P Proposes Criteria for Rating Mortgage Insurers

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is requesting comments on proposed benchmarks for rating mortgage insurers, including criteria for analyzing their capital adequacy. The criteria would apply to ...

Derivatives Are Returning, With a Makeover

Derivatives that helped inflate the 2007 credit bubble are being remade for a new generation. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is offering a swap contract tied to a speculative-grade loan index that makes it ...